Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy participates in a CNN Republican Town Hall moderated by CNN’s Abby Phillip at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, December 13, 2023.
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Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said he aligns some core principles of his Hindu religion with the “Judeo-Christian values” shared by many Iowa voters, but acknowledged he would not be “the best president to spread Christianity.”
When asked by an audience member his response to those who believe he “cannot be our president” because his religion “is